1418 Stimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 29
lions of other universes, and each of them contains similar innumerable
stars and planets.
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sabda-brahmani duspare
caranta uru-vistare
mantra-lingair vyavacchinnam
bhajanto na viduh param

§abda-brahmani—in the Vedic literature; duspare—unlimited; carantah—
being engaged; uru—greatly; vistare—expansive; mantra—of Vedic hymns;
lingaih—by the symptoms; vyavacchinnam— partially powerful (the demi-
gods); bhajantah—worshiping; na viduh—they do not know; param—the
Supreme.

TRANSLATION

Despite the cultivation of Vedic knowledge, which is unlimited, and the
worship of different demigods by the symptoms of Vedic mantras, demigod
worship does not help one to understand the Supreme Powerful Personality
of Godhead.

PURPORT
As stated in Bhagavad-gita:
kamais tais tair hrta-jianah
prapadyante ’nya-devatah
tam tam niyamam asthaya
prakrtyd niyatah svaya
“Those whose minds are distorted by material desires surrender unto
demigods and follow the particular rules and regulations of worship accord-
ing to their own natures.” (Bg. 7.20)

Most people are interested in worshiping demigods to acquire powers.
Each demigod has a particular power. For instance, the demigod Indra,
the King of heaven, has power to shower rain on the surface of the globe
to give sufficient vegetation to the earth. This demigod is described in the
Vedas: vajra-hastah purandarah. Indra rules the water supply with a thun-
